Coursework Without Walls
Satisfying the Experiential Learning Requirement
for the Major in American Studies

Overview | Purpose | Procedure | Examples | Sites | Syllabus & Forms

Scroll down to see just a small sample of the range
of challenges students encounter when undertaking
the Applied Learning requirement in the
Department of American Studies.

Imagine opening a court document that was sealed in 1821 to conserve and record its contents...

Or carefully plying through a box of plaster forms from the 1904 World's Fair to prepare them for an exhibit... 

Or working with a group of grandmothers in a St. Louis neighborhood to create and sustain a community garden... 

Or learning techniques for outreach, public speaking, and organization while helping a labor alliance promote immigrant workers' rights... 

These are just a few examples of the experiences shared by American Studies students during their Experiential Learning activities...

What will you do?